Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-08
ROGER LAROQUE.
Adapted and Translated from the French
of Jules Mary.
BY OLIVE HARPER.


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CHAPTER TX
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nara,,ts ,,ad ,r.,r,,. AMY, on ., VOYAGE auJ -h..
Hooked nj Inn, ,,,iari, iyi,b,nf -psati,,g. a,
they told her. 50 that when tu,y t.are alone
they said thankfully.
aS,hs nm. t,,,rt..f, all t,.r went H. fuF, His
sicluass Lot thank God that il sso1
Winter always ...,-,.r.. in die ArdeuDr.-
came and ice and SHOW took the place of the
grass and fruirs of autumn. aud winter and
SIMMER want and winter ana summer came
again Rngar bod ba.n one. yaar and hall
in the oslleys
The snow had f,Iiau several DAYS and tI,4
frost had mad II l,,,rI and brittle. and travel
was almoet su.s.p.Is,. in III, Val pi.u. ami the
founJries seemed silent as the heavy snow
deadenei The, noises. ami the wooden sih,1rs Of
the workman were as silent as If tnadt. Of
Wadded wool ss tie, walked over the thick
SNOW
Night came. calm. cold and still, ana the
moonlight gave an urearthly briiliance TO thu,
scene. As the cold was intense all the houses
along the street 81 Val Dieu were closed and
cheerful lights showed from the open win
doxs. The rigorous cold scented 70 throw the
whole village into a state Of torpor The
street was deserted though it was hut 10
O'Clock. except at the great foundry, where
they worked night and day
At 1880 a man appeared near the tunnel of
the railroad. on the istty by the river side.
He had come in On the late train He was
tall thoupb he walked bent Ms if he bore a
direct toward the foundry belonging 10 NJ
Rarnsr,Iit and when there hi, feet ,.f,,s..i
IN carry him and he Ie,,pei AGAINST an mn,
tlrned cart as if not knowing what eIs-.
tn do
A few moments he stood tins AMI then felt
a heavy hand clasp his shoulder and IA vole.,
say somewhat rudely:
who are you and what are you doing
heregp
.'You are NJ Adrien Rernardit are Won
Dotyn
II am. and who are youzr
The unknown looked about him timj5ly.
and then said in low voice that seemed
broken bv emotion.
aAlas. I am Roger I.aronusIr
'sYon in France and freer''
Eyes am here said ROGER. lifting his
hat so that NJ Bernardit couId saa him
clearer. and then he continued. "Aud
Suzanne. nv child You do not tell ME il
she lives
ssShe lives and is we'll and Is with rs
Rogsr sie,bad ne if a ,,yaot ,ai-.ht yyas
Eftad from his heart Thor. wss a shor, =
isnca bst,ya,.,, tban, tbs, Pa,nardit sal.
..C,oms came home with me- W. c.,, toll.
tbare at o,,r ease for vnu want M or,. T.. -
y,p s,,nrosas,,
Thav waIkad in siIance ~ the bopsa ub.re
tho old lady WINS still sirtin,, hafar.. tI,. t,ro
U-ba, she sa,,- ba, husband come in with ,t.+
nale ragged man with his long hair and
hoard in disorfer she rosa with a lool- of
fright Rernardit closed and Locked the door
and tban co,,i,e, CLOSE II, his ,yife aid
at * I.aronpa the cbild,s father y
"You here and freesr said the old lady
trembling and using almost the same wor,,s
as her husband had
Roger bowed without sneaEinc and sank
into a chair Finally he mastered his emo.
ton enough TO ask to see Suzanne. The old